I was able to yet again reap the bounties of COVID-induced webinars. This time, I attended the 2020 Sustainable Ag Summit, which I highly recommend looking into if you are want an insightful, diverse and up-to-date roundup on the latest strides regarding agriculture and food sustainability as we know it. There were plenty of great…
I don’t think it’s such a secret in corporate America that employees want to be valued and feel like their potential is being used. But much of our workforce doesn’t feel their superiors are necessarily doing that. According to one survey, opportunities for learning and development is the most important job benefit to 42% of…
I was an odd animal science major of sorts. I hated it whenever anyone asked me what my major was. Every time I told them they assumed I was going to be a vet. Naturally, I had no idea what I was actually going to end up doing so I would just vaguely blubber…
If you’re passionate about agriculture and love to talk…you’re in luck! There’s a perfect way for you to marry these two sides of you together. In fact, we need you to put them together. In case you didn’t notice, agriculture is in pretty dire need of advocates. (As we like to say, agvocates) Here are…
It’s a fact of college life. Most of us will have to do an internship at some point during our career. I’ve been there, done that. For some, this is an exciting challenge, for others, it evokes loud groans. From experience, I know the stress and pressure that can come with finding one, and the…
Author’s note: I realize that it’s a day late I finally have this up and posted. My apologies on that, I was having technical issues with my website but all is well now. This was too big a day not to celebrate! Get hype you guys! Today we kick off one of the best months…
We’ve all heard the stereotypical story in one form or another. Boy leads boring life on farm. Boy dreams of adventure. Boy feels destined for more than being just a “simple farmer.” Boy gets dream granted, usually through a trial or quest of some sort. Boy leaves farm for bigger and better things and never…